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Microchip purchased Atmel back in 2016.

Microchip has now placed their "stamp" on the future direction of the ATtiny micros with the release of the following new parts:

ATtiny212
ATtiny412
ATtiny214
ATtiny414
ATtiny814
ATtiny1614
ATtiny416
ATtiny816
ATtiny1616
ATtiny3216
ATtiny417
ATtiny817
ATtiny1617
ATtiny3217

These new parts run on a new core with different interrupts & memory locations.

Microchip have effectively updated the Atmel cores to be a mix of the best parts of Atmel & the best parts of the PIC16 micros.

This clearly appears to be the direction that Microchip has for the future of the ATtiny range.

These new parts are cheaper & more powerful than their predecessors.

Will MatrixTSL be supporting these new ATtiny cores sometime soon?

Thanks for letting us know. I've downloaded the latest compiler to have a play and see what's possible.

Benj wrote:I've downloaded the latest compiler to have a play and see what's possible.

Thanks Benj.

These are a departure from the older (mature) ATtiny (& ATmega) micros, but it is clear that Microchip has now made major changes in their design core .............. so no-one is expecting any of the older (Atmel designed) cores to re-appear in any new parts in the future.

Hi Benj,

Any update on FlowCode supporting the avrxmega3 core?

Since Microchip purchased Atmel in 2016, no new ATtiny parts with the old cores have been developed.

The Series 1 core was released in 2016 & the Series 0 core was released in 2018.

I'm hoping that FlowCode will add support for the avrxmega3 core soon, as the old cores are more expensive & are now getting long in the tooth.

Below is an excellent article as to why the avrxmega3 core is so important to Atmel/Microchip moving forward:

http://www.technoblogy.com/show?2OCH#cite_note1

Many thanks,

Derek Gore.